Name: _________________________________________Date: ______________ Biology 512
Review Sheet for Microscope and Cells
Microscope
1. Be able to label the parts of a microscope.
2. What is the function of the parts of the microscope?
3. What are the steps you would take to focus an image under the microscope using low
power? High power?
4. How does an image appear under the microscope?
5. The diameter of the field of view is 1.5mm under low power. Three cells fit across the
field of view. What is the diameter of 1 cell?
6. What happens to the image under the microscope when you move the slide right? Left?
Up? Down?
7. How do you determine the total magnification?
8. Compare the low power field of view and the high power field of view. Include: amount
of light, size of the field of view, magnification and detail.
9. How do you place a cover slip over the specimen when making a wet mount? Explain
why this is the proper method.
10. What adjustment should you never use under high power? Why?
11. What structure on the microscope regulates the amount of light going through the
specimen?
Cells
12. What does the cell theory state?
13. Define eukaryotic and prokaryotic cells. Give an example for each cell type.
14. What is an organelle?
15. For each organelle be able to do the following: identify, state the function and determine
whether it is in an animal cell, plant cell or both.
16. What are the differences between an animal and plant cells?
17. What are the similarities between an animal and plant cells?
18. Compare the differences and similarities between onion cells and elodea cells.
19. Compare the differences and similarities between cheek cells, frog blood cells, and
human blood cells.
20. For both 18 & 19 study your labs on plant and animal cells.